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3 Stocks Pushing The Retail Industry Downward

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All three major indices are trading down today with the
Dow Jones Industrial Average (
^DJI) trading down 22 points (-0.2%) at 14,429 as of Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 12:45 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,094 issues advancing vs. 1,811 declining with 142 unchanged.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:

3.
Kohl's (
KSS) is one of the companies pushing the Retail industry lower today. As of noon trading, Kohl's is down $2.02 (-4.2%) to $46.52 on heavy volume Thus far, 2.5 million shares of Kohl's exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $46.46-$47.89 after having opened the day at $47.57 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $48.54.

Kohl's Corporation operates department stores in the United States. Its stores offer private, exclusive, and national branded apparel, footwear, and accessories for women, men, and children; soft home products, such as sheets and pillows; and housewares targeted to middle-income customers. Kohl's has a market cap of $11.3 billion and is part of the services sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 11.8, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 12.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Kohl's a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Kohl's as a
hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, weak operating cash flow and poor profit margins. Get the full
Kohl's Ratings Report now.